Pferdefleisch

[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ]

/[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pferdefleisch” is uncommon German (frequency #64,599 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,599
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Verzehr geeignetes Muskelgewebe von Pferden

Corpus desk

Index DE-pferdefleisch · Pferdefleisch · German

Pferdefleisch · rank #64,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,599
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peterskirche

Nearest frequency peer: Peterskirche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Pferdefleisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Pferdefleisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pferdefleisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordPferdefleisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pferdefleisch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pferdefleischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Peterskirche“ (#64,598), „Pflegestufe“ (#64,600), „pendelte“ (#64,597). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pferdefleisch“ bei #64,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pferdefleisch is uncommon German at frequency #64,599 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum Verzehr geeignetes Muskelgewebe von Pferden".

Zero misspellings are on record for Pferdefleisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pferdefleisch, spelled P-F-E-R-D-E-F-L-E-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Verzehr geeignetes Muskelgewebe von Pferden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pferdefleisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Rheinischer Sauerbraten wird traditionell aus Pferdefleisch gemacht.
  2. „Der europaweite Skandal um falsch ausgezeichnetes Pferdefleisch in Fertigprodukten nimmt immer größere Dimensionen an, zugleich hat eine Debatte um politische Konsequenzen begonnen.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pferdefleisch"?
"Pferdefleisch" is spelled P-F-E-R-D-E-F-L-E-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ].
What does "Pferdefleisch" mean?
As a noun, "Pferdefleisch" means: zum Verzehr geeignetes Muskelgewebe von Pferden
How do you pronounce "Pferdefleisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pferdefleisch" is [ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌflaɪ̯ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pferdefleisch" come from?
"Pferdefleisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pferdefleisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list